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Khor Ukrainian Vodka

Khor Ukrainian Vodka

I’m all for the concept of voting with dollars, and buying Khor seems like well-intentioned activism. I only wish I liked the vodka better!
Overall Rating: ★☆☆

Seagram's 7 Blended Whiskey

Seagram's 7 Blended Whiskey

Maybe just about the worst whiskey you could buy. I argue it’s so bad, it’s actually instructive of what makes a bad whiskey in general.
Overall Rating: ⦸

Doctor Bird Jamaican Rum

Doctor Bird Jamaican Rum

Now I know about the bird. I still don't know if the bird is the word.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆

Captain Morgan Jack-O Blast Spiced Rum

Captain Morgan Jack-O Blast Spiced Rum

Being basic should be easy as we head into the season of pumpkin spice everything, but Captain Morgan turns it into challenging work.
Overall Rating: ⦸

Togouchi Blended Japanese Whisky

Togouchi Blended Japanese Whisky

Not only does this stuff flat-out suck, it absolutely strains the limits of credulity to call itself Japanese whisky for reasons I can’t wait to let you in on.
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Evan Williams 1783 Bourbon

Evan Williams 1783 Bourbon

Quite honestly, a product in search of a reason to exist. If there’s a niche it fills, I’m not savvy enough to detect it.
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Bushmills Red Bush

Bushmills Red Bush

Ugh. Sometimes you think you have enough information to figure a product out, and then the rug gets pulled out from under you.
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Tullamore DEW

Tullamore DEW

An underachieving whiskey for sure. If you're wondering if the alternative to Bushmills and Jameson is any good, it really isn't.
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El Dorado 5 Rum

El Dorado 5 Rum

A fair mixer and a serviceable sipping rum if you're not paying too close attention. The rum rub: you can get a lot better than the ED-5 for not very much more.
Overall Rating: ★☆☆

Pendleton Canadian Whisky

Pendleton Canadian Whisky

Unless something worse comes along, this is the biggest stinker of maybe 300-some odd whiskies I've tried. Let me lead you by the hand into an explanation of why Pendleton is simultaneously terrible and ponderously dumb. 
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